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Willson Contreras sent a heartfelt message to Chicago Cubs fans ahead of his return to Wrigley Field on Monday night. Contreras, who’s currently in the process of switching positions for the St. Louis Cardinals, echoed a different tune after getting a hit in his first at-bat versus Chicago in the game, video via Talkin’ Baseball. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals’ 2023 season has been messy to say the least. They are clearly underperforming, but there’s also been drama. Cardinals’ manager Oliver Marmol called out Tyler O’Neill for not hustling early in the season. Most recently, St. Louis made the decision to have Willson Contreras, their prized free agent signing this past […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are facing the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Monday night, and it will be Willson Contreras’ return to his old stadium for the first time since signing with the division rivals in the offseason. Contreras sent a message to Cubs fans before the game in an appearance with the media. […]

When the St. Louis Cardinals moved Willson Contreras from catcher, it was originally reported that he would spend some time in the outfield. However, the Cardinals have had a change of heart in how they will utilize Contreras moving forward. Contreras won’t play outfield in 2023, via Katie Woo and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals made the odd decision on Saturday to move Willson Contreras to a DH and outfield role moving forward instead of having him catch. As a result, they called up Tres Barrera, who will split time with Andrew Knizner behind the plate. After announcing that Contreras won’t be catching for the time […]

The St. Louis Cardinals (10-23, worst record in National League) are in panic mode right now. The starting pitching staff is getting hit hard, bright prospects are being sent down to the minors and now expensive catcher Willson Contreras is being moved out of position. This team needs a familiar face to hold this house […]

The St. Louis Cardinals made a puzzling decision on Saturday, announcing that catcher Willson Contreras will either DH or play a corner outfield spot moving forward instead of being behind the dish. They ultimately called up Tres Barrera to split the catching duties with Andrew Knizner. Needless to say, Cardinals fans and baseball fans as […]

When a team is struggling with no sign of hope in sight, the organization has to get creative. The St. Louis Cardinals (10-23) continued their free fall in the National League, dropping their seventh game in a row to the Detroit Tigers Friday. Now, big changes are coming, starting behind the plate with catcher Willson […]

Early on in the 2023 MLB season, there have been quite a few disappointments, but there may not be one that’s bigger than the St. Louis Cardinals. After expecting to be the frontrunner to win the National League Central division this season, the Cardinals have crawled out to a 10-23 record, which is the third […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten off to a shockingly bad start. Through the first six weeks, the Cardinals have the worst record in the National League at 10-22. The players are frustrated, and things are starting to boil over. Following Thursday’s loss to the Los Angeles Angels, some Cardinals players expressed their frustrations, including […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are having a pitching crisis this season. The team is currently 8-12 for the season, and their pitching is a big reason for this collapse. From the starters to the bullpen, it seems like the slingers of St. Louis keeps serving up meatballs for their opponents. Amid this tumultuous period, catcher […]

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Madison Bumgarner has earned a reputation for being a hothead on the mound and we saw just that on Wednesday. St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras took a big hack at a MadBum fastball and the veteran apparently didn’t like it, proceeding to tell Contreras to shut the f*** up. Well, Bumgarner […]

The St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks concluded a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon. In the third inning, things got chippy between Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras and Diamondbacks starter Madison Bumgarner. With the game tied at three, Bumgarner and Contreras got into a back-and-forth that resulted in some NSFW messages being hurled at one another. […]

After years of playing behind the plate opposite Yadier Molina, Willson Contreras joined the St. Louis Cardinals after the legendary catcher retired. He left the Chicago Cubs to sign with the Cardinals, bringing a huge change to the organization after Molina’s 19-year career. Despite being on opposite sides of one of MLB’s biggest rivalries, Contreras […]

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras suffered a scary knee injury on Opening Day versus the Toronto Blue Jays. Fortunately, Contreras seems to have avoided a significant injury. He’s being listed as day-to-day with a right knee contusion, per the Cardinals’ Twitter. St. Louis won the National League Central last season with Nolan Arenado and […]

It was a rough Opening Day to the 2023 MLB season for the St. Louis Cardinals. Not only did they blow a ninth-inning lead in a 10-9 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, but more importantly, the team lost star catcher Willson Contreras to injury. St. Louis’ big free agent signing left the game after […]

Thursday will be a start of a new era of St. Louis Cardinals baseball, as they are now in the post-Yadier Molina/Albert Pujols era. And for his regular-season debut for the Cardinals, which will take place on Opening Day against the Toronto Blue Jays at home, catcher Willson Contreras will be wearing a special pair […]

The St. Louis Cardinals will be heading into a brand new era in 2023 without Yadier Molina behind the plate. Thankfully, they’ve found quite the replacement in Willson Contreras, who signed a five-year, $87.5 million deal with the franchise in the winter. With a roster that’s packed with no shortage of talent, the Cardinals will […]

The notion that former Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras could replace St. Louis Cardinals legend Yadier Molina behind home plate would have been blasphemous to Redbird fans just a year ago. Now, in the first game of Spring Training, they have welcomed in their new free agent acquisition with open arms. Contreras was greeted with […]

Willson Contreras called out the Chicago Cubs while praising the St. Louis Cardinals in a recent interview. The former Cubs catcher, who previously revealed that Chicago made him a lowball contract extension offer prior to signing in St. Louis, said the Cardinals are a “better organization,” per Bally Sports Midwest. “For me, I like this […]

Willson Contreras recently revealed that the Chicago Cubs made him a lowball contract extension offer in 2018. Contreras, who signed with the St. Louis Cardinals during the offseason, reportedly said Chicago offered him five years and $35 million in 2018, per Mike Rodriguez. A different report stated that Contreras said the Cubs offered him a […]

Several big names found themselves on the move during the MLB offseason, with one of them being Willson Contreras. One of the best catchers in the game, Contreras hit the free agent market this offseason, and received little to no interest from his former team in the Chicago Cubs, which ended up resulting in him […]

For the first time in his major league career, St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright will have a new battery mate. Yadier Molina called it a career following the Cardinals’ National League wild-card round elimination at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies last season. It took a while for the Cardinals to find a […]

The St. Louis Cardinals embarked on a new era following the 2022 season. Yadier Molina officially called it a career after the Cardinals’ postseason exit in the National League wild-card round, and the team opted to replace him with now-former Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras. The two sides came to terms on a five-year, $87.5 […]

Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina made MLB history last season when they took the mound together for their 325th career start, setting the majors record for most together as a battery. The chances of Wainwright accomplishing the feat with newly signed catcher Willson Contreras? Not likely, says Molina. “I asked Yadi what the chances are […]

It only took two months for the St. Louis Cardinals to find Yadier Molina’s successor at the catcher position, as they came to terms with Willson Contreras on a five-year, $87.5 million contract deal during the annual MLB Winter Meetings. Contreras received interest from multiple teams over the past week. He was linked with the […]

Willson Contreras revealed that Albert Pujols played a role in his decision to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB free agency, per Talkin’ Baseball. “I think I was on IL. That was the day that Albert Pujols hit the 695 career homer,” Contreras said. “I was just looking around, looking around the ballpark, […]

Willson Contreras recently inked a 5-year, $87.5M dollar deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. The star catcher revealed that Adam Wainwright was the first Cardinals’ player to reach out amid the signing. And Contreras shared Wainwright’s hilarious Yadier Molina-inspired message, per Talkin’ Baseball. “Waino (Adam Wainwright) was the first guy to call me when the […]

Willson Contreras stunned MLB when he agreed to join the St. Louis Cardinals in free agency after spending the first seven seasons of his career with the Chicago Cubs. Ahead of the move to St. Louis, Contreras shared an emotional message for Cardinals fans, via The Players Tribune. The Cardinals’ newly-acquired catcher opened his address […]

The St. Louis Cardinals haven’t been shy in targeting some big names early on in free agency this offseason in an effort to propel themselves on a deep playoff run in the 2023 season. And on Wednesday morning, they managed to snag one of their top targets in veteran catcher Willson Contreras. Contreras has solidified […]

The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with catcher Willson Contreras on a 5-year, $87.5M dollar contract. The deal provides St. Louis with a replacement for recently retired backstop Yadier Molina. It also will upset Chicago Cubs fans given the Cardinals-Cubs rivalry in the NL Central. At 30-years old, there is some risk involved with […]

The St. Louis Cardinals and former Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras are reportedly in agreement on a 5-year, $87.5M dollar deal, per Jon Morosi. St. Louis has been listed as an MLB free agency suitor for Contreras throughout the offseason, as Yadier Molina announced his retirement following the 2022 campaign. This deal provides St. Louis with […]

Everyone knows that the St. Louis Cardinals are searching for a new everyday catcher this offseason following the retirement of legendary backstop Yadier Molina. While it remains to be seen which direction the Cardinals take in terms of their pursuit of a catcher, it may not be long until the dust settles on St. Louis’ […]

The St. Louis Cardinals remain among the favorites to sign Chicago Cubs All-Star catcher Willson Contreras in free agency, according to a Tuesday tweet from New York Post baseball columnist Jon Heyman. Contreras, who helped lead the Cubs to their first World Series in over 100 years, remained a hopeful holdover on a Chicago Cubs […]

The Houston Astros were so close to acquiring catcher Willson Contreras from the Chicago Cubs at the trade deadline last season, but the transaction ultimately did not push through, in part because of Astros manager Dusty Baker’s contrarian stance. But Baker is singing a different tune now, it seems. Fresh off his successful steering of […]

It’s no secret that the St. Louis Cardinals are targeting an everyday catcher this offseason, whether via free agency or a trade. And it seems like the stars are aligning for a potential partnership between Willson Contreras and the Cardinals as St. Louis tries to fill the void Yadier Molina left when he retired. Contreras […]

There is a boatload of free agents on the market this winter in the MLB and on the catcher market, two names that could potentially swap teams. Christian Vazquez, who spent the second half of last season with the Houston Astros, is already garnering interest from the Chicago Cubs, who have a free-agent backstop of […]

The Houston Astros aren’t resting on their laurels this offseason. They made it clear that they have their sights set on adding three-time MLB All-Star Willson Contreras. Contreras has been the Chicago Cubs’ full-time starting catcher since 2017 and has played nearly 600 games behind the plate. One interesting wrinkle about the Astros’ pursuit is […]

The New York Yankees will enter the MLB offseason with one prime objective; re-sign Aaron Judge. After Judge’s record-breaking 2022 campaign, in which he broke the American League home run record by smashing 62 dingers last season, Judge is set to earn a huge contract in free agency. The Yankees are going to do everything […]